Overview
- Germany confirmed that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for the World Economic Forum.
- His agenda includes an exchange with international investors on Wednesday evening and a Thursday breakfast with economic leaders.
- Merz is scheduled to address the WEF plenary on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 11:30, and the speech will be live-streamed on the forum’s website.
- The government says the goal is to build bridges to companies, investors and international partners and to promote Germany as a business location to strengthen private investment.
- The WEF runs Jan. 19–23 with nearly 3,000 participants expected, and organizers say U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend.